Home run or not?

No sport, including the NFL, has a better grasp on digital technology than MLB … believe it or not. Yet when it comes to replay assisting umpires, no sports is worse (especially now that top level soccer will have goal line technology).

The perception remains that MLB is being governed by a bunch of 60-70 year old men waxing nostalgic about the days of Sandy Koufax, B&W highlights and the Mick.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Athletics manager Bob Melvin says he has been in contact with Major League Baseball regarding the disputed ninth-inning call in Wednesday night’s game.

After watching a replay, umpires ruled the ball hit by Oakland’s Adam Rosales with two outs was a double and not a game-tying homer. TV replays showed the ball cleared the 19-foot-high wall and struck a railing. Melvin does not know if the call will be overturned, but expects baseball officials to comment.

The Indians won 4-3 and Melvin was ejected by second-base umpire Angel Hernandez.

The manager said before Thursday’s game he has not changed his mind, still certain Rosales’ hit was a homer. He says the call “came down to somebody’s decision and that was probably against the grain for what the majority thought.”